The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is demanding an update on the investigation into the death of the late investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.
The Association says it expects authorities to provide an update on the issue by March 2025.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, President of the Association, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, said, If by the end of March 2025, we have not seen or heard a satisfactory reaction to our demand, we shall proceed to the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice to seek resolution of this matter’’.
“What is even more disheartening is the lackadaisical police investigations into the murder. You may recall the shocking disclosure made by the former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, in February 2024 that his office had not received from the Police any docket fit for prosecution or action on the murder of Ahmed Suale. This was five years after the murder of the investigative journalist.
“Just last week, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare-Obeng, popularly called A-Plus, publicly indicated that he had given information to the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) regarding the suspected killers of Ahmed Suale.”
He went further to threaten that if the Police did not come public with investigations into the killing, he would be compelled to publish the name of the suspect he submitted to the Police.
The comments made by A-Plus have raised many questions that cast doubt on the willingness of the Police to resolve this matter,” he said.
He also stated that the GJA is prepared to take Latif Iddrisu’s case, formerly of Multimedia, to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice if no concrete action is taken by the Police by the end of March 2025.
“The Police claim they do not have or cannot find evidence for prosecution. They further claim the CCTV at the crime scene was faulty on that fateful day Latif was assaulted. The Police are saying since the crime has no expiry date, anytime or day they would find evidence, they would initiate prosecution. We shall proceed to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice to hear what they will also say on this case,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
